In severe cases, a blood clot will detach from the leg and travel through your blood to the heart or lungs, in which case, sudden and severe symptoms and even death can result if left untreated within a few hours.
1 Plant sugar beet seeds about 1Â½ inches (3.8 centimeters) deep in the soil. 2  Don't plant them too close to each other, as the roots can get intertwined.3  Cover the seeds with a layer of soil. 4  When weeding around the beets, be careful, as the roots of the sugar beets are shallow and you can easily damage them. Don't till the soil more than a month before planting, or the soil will get too dry. 2  Plant sugar beet seeds about 1Â½ inches (3.8 centimeters) deep in the soil. 3  Don't plant them too close to each other, as the roots can get intertwined.
You can plant your beet seeds 3 weeks before your last frost date, and again about 2 weeks after the frost date for a second crop. Your seeding and spacing are somewhat dependent on how you plan on using your beets. For a root-only harvest at the end of the season, you should plant a few seeds every 6 inches. After theyâve sprouted, thin down to one plant in a spot. Your seeds should only be about 1/2 inch deep in the soil. Be aware that most purchased beet seeds are actually in little clumps of several seeds.